Driving the nose of a surfboard under water to stop or slow down the ride. The term is borrowed from "pearl diving."

Pendleton:

A brightly colored plaid wool or flannel shirt worn by some surfers.

Pipeline:

A surf spot on the North Shore of Oahu, Hawaii, between Waimea Bay and Sunset Beach; also called Banzai Pipeline. Originally named by surfing filmmaker Bruce Brown (also see "Banzai Pipeline").

Point Break:

A type of surf break where waves wrap around a promontory of land and curl as they break. A classic example of a point break is located at Rincon, California, just south of the Santa Barbara/Ventura County line.

Poser:

A surfer "wanna-be"; someone who only dresses the part.

Pounder:

A hard-breaking wave.

Prone:

Ride with your belly on the board. The most common and easiest way to ride a bodyboard.

Prone Out:

Pulling out of a wave by dropping to your belly causing the nose to go under water and the tail to turn around.

Primo:

The best (also see "Bitchin," "Boss," "Excellent," "Rad").

Pull Out:

To steer a surfboard over or through the back of a wave to end a ride.

Quasimoto:

Riding forward in a hunched-over position; riding a
wave on the nose of a surfboard in a crouched position with one arm forward and one arm back, named by surfer Mickey Mu÷oz.